Improvement in cornice-runners



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JOHN ENGLAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPRovEMENT IN CORNICE-RUNNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.157,806, dated December15, 1874 application led March 16, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ENGLAND, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Device for RunningMoldings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto which my invention appertains to make and use the same,

"reference being had t0 the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a general plan or top view of mysaid invention; and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures of thedrawing'.

My invention relates to that class of molding-tools used for runningmoldings forming the cornice for interior decorations, and has for itsobject to facilitate the process of laying the same. It consists in thecombination of the respective parts, as will be more fully understood bythe following description.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the base of the bracket, whichis provided with two rectangular sides, a b, forming the faces of thesame. Permanently attached to the upper surface of the base are metalplates, B, which are so arranged as to form a portion of the faces, asshown in Fig. 2. C are auxiliary wheels, which are journaled to thelower surface of the plates B, and so arranged as to revolve freely ontheir respective axles, and within the edges of the base, the latterbeing cut away to admit of the same. These wheels extend outwardslightly beyond the edges of the base, as shown in Fig. l, and are soarranged as to bear against the surface of the wall. D is a verticalwing, which is permanently attached to the upper surface of the base,and at an angle of fortyve degrees to the line of its face. E is thePivoted to the upper surface of the wing, at its rear or outer end, is acaster, F, which is so arranged as to automatically adapt itself to theline of vtravel of the tool. This caster bears against the surface ofthe ceiling, and its object is to prevent the tool from rocking.Permanently attached to the upper surface of the base is a handle, G,the upper end of which is rigidly secured to the rear of the wing, asshown in Fig. l. This handle acts as a brace to support the wing againstthe resistance of the plaster.

My invention is used as follows: An ordinary straight-edge is firstsecured to the wall slightly below the point where the lower member ofthe cornice is to be located. The plaster is then applied to the cornersof the wall and ceiling in the usual manner. The bracket is then placedupon the straight-edge, allowing wheels C to rest against the surface ofthe wall and the caster-wheel against the lower surface of the ceiling.The bracket is then moved to the left on the straight-edge and againstthe wall until the working edge of the molding-tool enters the cornersof the room. Wheel C of the forward face then comes in contact with thesurface of the wall in advance ofthe molding-tool; and the bracket isthen moved from the corner forward on the wall a slight distance fromthe corner, and is then taken from the straight-edge and reversed,bringing the side rst used against the wall, and is then again movedalong the wall, as before.

It will be seen that with this tool the initers of the molding in thecorner of the room can be fully completed without the labor of formingthem with the trowel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The bracket A, having thewing D and molding-piece E secured to the face of the same at an angleof forty-live degrees, as described, in combination with the rollers C CC.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 7th day ofNovember, 1873.

JOHN ENGLAND. Witnesses:

N. H. SHEEEURNE, J AMES COLEMAN.

